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Collections of Nothing
William Davies King
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Description for Collections of Nothing
Paperback. Nearly everyone collects something, even those who don't think of themselves as collectors. Part memoir, part reflection on the mania of acquisition, this title takes a hard look at this habitual hoarding to see what truths it can reveal about the impulse to accumulate. Num Pages: 160 pages, 11 halftones. BIC Classification: BM; WC; WD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 252.
Nearly everyone collects something, even those who don't think of themselves as collectors. William Davies King, on the other hand, has devoted decades to collecting nothing - and a lot of it. With "Collections of Nothing", he takes a hard look at this habitual hoarding to see what truths it can reveal about the impulse to accumulate. Part memoir, part reflection on the mania of acquisition, "Collections of Nothing" begins with the stamp collection that King was given as a boy. In the following years, rather than rarity or pedigree, he found himself searching out the lowly and the lost, ... Read more
Nearly everyone collects something, even those who don't think of themselves as collectors. William Davies King, on the other hand, has devoted decades to collecting nothing - and a lot of it. With "Collections of Nothing", he takes a hard look at this habitual hoarding to see what truths it can reveal about the impulse to accumulate. Part memoir, part reflection on the mania of acquisition, "Collections of Nothing" begins with the stamp collection that King was given as a boy. In the following years, rather than rarity or pedigree, he found himself searching out the lowly and the lost, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226437019
SKU
V9780226437019
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About William Davies King
William Davies King is professor in the Department of Theater and Dance at the University of California, Santa Barbara.
Reviews for Collections of Nothing
"What makes this book, bred of a midlife crisis, extraordinary is the way King weaves his autobiography into the account of his collection, deftly demonstrating that the two stories are essentially one.... His hard-won self-awareness gives his disclosures an intensity that will likely resonate with all readers, even those whose collections of nothing contain nothing at all." - New Yorker ... Read more